Fluorescent anemone (drop the Hammer)

This fluorescent anemone is found in the shallows of Puget Sound. I've used special filters on the strobe and lens to capture this image. Camera settings: f4 @ 1/60 Macro lens. No photo shop adjustment.

What would make it better?

Very cool Rand. What do you mean by special filter on the strobe and lens?

I may have tilted the composition slightly a bit more towards the camera. IMHO

Rand. This is cool. It's so different from anything I've seen. Really gets your attentions.

I have a couple of suggestions: Move the image a little to the center. You've just clipped the tips of your subject, and that's a little distracting. You've also lost a little detail in the middle of the anemone. Perhaps it's slightly over exposed.

Thanks for the input.

Todd, I plan on bringing the filters up to BC so you can see what's what. It's why I hope to do a couple night dives and see if there are some new subjects there. (It has to be dark) Also use a filter on the Light Cannon and if you spot something fluorescing, it's really cool. The anemone in the above picture looked lemon yellow under the Light cannon because the light emitted is so weak. But that's also why the color is pure, less of a light spectrum returned. And, you're photographing emitted light, not reflected.

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Cheers

James

This system works incredibly well on Jellies too.

Re: Jellies, I'd like to see that.

Any examples?

No, not personally, but Ethan Gordon over in Boston has.